The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 16, 1975
Waxing Crescent
15.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:43 AM
9:53 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.9%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 644
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.1° / 116.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 48m / -2.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.64° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.09° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.77° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.